Where does “-ie” come from?

-ie (Polish) comes from Old Polish -ie, from Proto-Slavic -ę, from Proto-Indo-European -ę.

-ie (Polish): forms adverbs from adjectives

Definitions

  1. forms adverbs from adjectives

Ancestry of “-ie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polish-ieforms adverbs from adjectives
2Proto-Slavic-ęForms nouns for young animals and other...
3Proto-Indo-European-ę—

Words derived from “-ie”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ę →Every word from Old Polish -ie →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ę →